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macrophage ['mækrə(u)feidʒ] Sub.
Med. A type of white blood cell that fights infection by ingesting foreign substances, such as microorganisms and dead cells. Macrophages also act as antigen-presenting cells to stimulate other immune cells to fight infection. s.a. antigen-presenting cell, white blood cell